GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features
The meaning of the word physiognomy is face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ecosystem | ecological community together with its environment |
| earthly | of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason |
| distinction | honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction |
| defalcate | embezzle |
| jostle | shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds |
| roster | list (of names) |
| titter | nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V. |
| reminiscence | recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past |
| zealot | one who is zealous; fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal |
| bound | leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opinion; CF. bounce, rebound |
